EP 1189125 A1 20020320 - Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus
Title (en)
Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus
Title (de)
Dreidimensionales Koordinatenmessgerät
Title (fr)
Appareil de mesure de coordonnées tridimensionnelles
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 96301417 A 19960301
- US 39859295 A 19950303
Abstract (en)
A novel, portable coordinate measuring machine comprises a multijointed (preferably six and/or seven joints) manually positionable measuring arm for accurately and easily measuring a volume, which in a preferred embodiment, comprises a sphere ranging from six to eight feet in diameter and a measuring accuracy of 2 Sigma +/-0.003 inch. In addition to the measuring arm, the present invention employs a controller (or serial box) which acts as the electronic interface between the arm and a host computer. Additionally, a number of end effector probes are provided that fulfill functions other than measurement only.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G01B 21/20 (2006.01); B25J 9/22 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G01B 21/00 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01); G05B 19/401 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01B 5/008 (2013.01 - EP US); G01B 21/04 (2013.01 - EP US); G01B 21/047 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 19/401 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/31174 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/33192 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/34012 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/37173 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/37193 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/37213 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/37357 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/37405 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/37491 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/39015 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/39021 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/39414 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/40233 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/40596 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/45061 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/49206 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/49298 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/50042 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/50252 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] FR 2702043 A1 19940902 - FARO TECH INC [US]
- [A] EP 0640902 A2 19950301 - FARO TECHNOLOGIES [US]
- [A] EP 0244274 A1 19871104 - FARO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC [CA]
- [A] EP 0155084 A1 19850918 - TOSHIBA KK [JP]
- [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 346 (M - 1286) 27 July 1992 (1992-07-27)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0730210 A1 19960904; EP 0730210 B1 20020612; DE 69621669 D1 20020718; DE 69621669 T2 20030306; DE 69632840 D1 20040805; DE 69632840 T2 20050707; EP 1189124 A1 20020320; EP 1189124 B1 20040630; EP 1189125 A1 20020320; JP 3240549 B2 20011217; JP H08261745 A 19961011; US 5611147 A 19970318; US 5794356 A 19980818
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96301417 A 19960301; DE 69621669 T 19960301; DE 69632840 T 19960301; EP 01126126 A 19960301; EP 01126128 A 19960301; JP 4643996 A 19960304; US 39859295 A 19950303; US 75190496 A 19961118